Ok, you're right, they didn't exactly demand the same treatment. My writeup seems a bit harsh in retrospect, but I maintain that when it comes to understanding how free software in general and linux distributions in particular work, they are rather clueless.

Actually, Opera fully supported Linux early on, and has been working with multiple Linux distributions to get Opera working as smoothly as possible. Not only that, but the CTO is a Linux freak.

Opera even has its own open-source projects. They definitely know what they are talking about in that respect.